Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center anticipates entering into sole source procurement negotiations with The University of Chicago for the purchase of mice disease control services for the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL. The requirement is for the cross-foster rederivation of rodent strains in order to eliminate mouse norovirus and helicobacter diseases. This announcement is for supplies/services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302-1. The above authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can only be satisfied by services available from one source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by June 8, 2012 by 2:00 PM CST. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. All interest received on or before June 8, 2012 by 2:00 PM CST will be evaluated by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitations documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Chad Cooper at [email protected].

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